UK Explained

Coatbridge and Bellshill

Represented in Parliament by Frank McNally (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Frank McNally, Labour. Open their full page →

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How Coatbridge and Bellshill compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 274 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £765£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 328 areas and lower than 320.

UK 3.9%This area 3.2%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Coatbridge and Bellshill£7653.2%
Tynemouth£7673.2%
Kettering£7653.3%
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh£7673.1%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Frank McNally

Labour

MAJORITY
6,344

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
53%

of people who could vote did

Frank McNally won with 50% of the votes, and Steven Bonnar (Scottish National Party) came second with 33%.

Votes for each party

Labour50% · 19,291
Scottish National Party33% · 12,947
Reform UK7% · 2,601
Conservative4% · 1,382
Scottish Green Party3% · 1,229
Liberal Democrat2% · 671
Everyone else2% · 610
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frank McNallyLabour19,29149.8%
Steven BonnarScottish National Party12,94733.4%
Fiona McRaeReform UK2,6016.7%
Christina SandhuConservative1,3823.6%
Patrick McAleerScottish Green Party1,2293.2%
Emma FarthingLiberal Democrat6711.7%
Leo LanahanScottish Family Party4291.1%
Drew GilchristCommunist Party of Britain1810.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£765 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.2%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026